Clenard Childress: Civil rights is not the same as same sex rights

"We have to be honest if we are to have a dialogue. Equating the current same sex marriage effort being waged by gays and lesbians and their supporters is, quite frankly, insulting to most African Americans and in some ways trivializes our long and painful struggle. While most every African American sympathizes with the harsh treatment of gay and lesbians by those who have hatred and anger in their hearts, the histories of our struggles are not comparable. And so if we are to have a conversation, please don't start by insulting us."